WINTERSTEIGER is known for advanced thin-cutting technology that is used worldwide in the production of lamellas. The thin kerf, highest accuracy, a surface to glue and processing the lamellas without additional steps are key benefits for users. WINTERSTEIGER thin-cutting solutions for wood are used in the production of lamellas starting with 1.5 mm thickness. Among the customers are manufacturers of engineered flooring, doors and windows, multi-layer boards, pencils, musical instruments, etc.

The product line includes thin-cutting frame saws and thin-cutting band saws including upstream and downstream processing, blade sharpening machines, carbide and Stellite® saw blades, and technologies for gluing and pressing.

"Timber Repair and Cosmetics" was added to the WINTERSTEIGER product range following the majority takeover of VAP Gruber Automations GmbH in November 2012.

Technology

What exactly is high-quality thin-cutting?

Cutting kerfs for band saws from 1.1 mm and frame saws from 0.7 mm

High precision: +/- 0.15 mm

Cutting surface ready for further processing

All together, these factors (cutting kerf, precision, surface quality) mean maximum wood yield for us and minimum waste of material for the user!

TRC Timber Repair & Cosmetics

The TRC concept stands for „wood cosmetics“ in unprecedented quality, with enormous potential for economization. Whether semi-automatic or fully automatic, WINTERSTEIGER has in terms of „defects & repair timber cosmetics“ the appropriate solution!

Your benefits summed up:

Reduction in labor costs

Craft skills are no more necessary

Significant reduction of rejects due to perfect filling

Multicolour repair on the same board if necessary

Proper repair of defects on the edges

Harmless filler for people and the environment

The special injection process guarantees a perfect hold of the filling material in every area of the detected defect

Large defects are repaired in only one process

The elements can be stacked immediately after filler injection has taken place